14 Deming Principles: Part OneElaborating on the

By: Rick Hevier

Management consulting providesperspectives on how to grow

instead of remain stuck in certainpatterns or habits.

Managementconsulting ishighlyvaluable.

It teaches management to take more

responsibility and put less strain on workers. It

helps a company become more cohesive in its

purposes and move forward as one unit.

The DemingPrinciples are sopractical andobjective that theycan not only beused to aid acompany inbecoming moresuccessful, but itcan also be used asa list ofphilosophies to liveone’s life by.

DemingPrinciple #1:Maintain aConsistentPurpose

According to Deming.org, the first principle

states, “Create constancy of purpose toward

improvement of product and service, with the

aim to become competitive and to stay in

business, and to provide jobs.”

What happens with a lot ofcompanies is someonegets hired and they aregiven a set of objectives

that may differ fromothers in the company. Itis important to make surethe company has one set

of objectives thateveryone works towards.

Deming Principle #2: Workers areNot in Control, Management IsDeming.org states that the second priciple is, “Adopt the new philosophy. We are in a neweconomic age. Western management must awaken to the challenge, must learn theirresponsibilities, and take on leadership for change.”

Workers cannot make changes to a company; only

management can do that. The cause of certain methodologies

within a company does not come back to the workers. It comes

back to management. Management is the one in control.

Thank you.Come back in two weeks for “Elaborating on the 14 Deming Principles: Part Two!”

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